Christchurch Sermons

How can we know the gospel is true? And beyond that, how can we know if we've truly encountered its power in our lives? As we return to Galatia, Lewis Roderick unpacks Paul's origin story and defence of the true gospel.

September 2025 will mark Christchurch Newport's 30th birthday. As we begin this anniversary year, Lewis Roderick begins a new series in Paul's letter to the Galatians and tells the story of the gospel among us as a church.

Many father are wonderful. Some are not. In this message from Isaiah 9, Lewis Roderick shows us how the everlasting fatherhood of Jesus can heal our father wounds and restore that which is broken within us.

Jesus is the Mighty God who becomes the Most Lowly one to save sinners.

To a people without hope, the Prophet Isaiah spoke a promise; that a Virgin would conceive and bear a child. And he would be called; Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. This child would bring light into the darkness and hope to the world. And 700 years later, Jesus was born.  Christchurch Newport is delighted to welcome Steve Robinson of Cornerstone Liverpool to p...

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Nothing more to be done.

In the second part of our series, Bob looks at the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ prophesied 700 years beforehand and its transforming effect on a sinner saved by the blood of the lamb.

Kingdom, Cross and Grace. This is the gospel is three words. As we begin our Whole Gospel series, Lewis Roderick takes us to Matthew 4 and shows us the beauty of the gospel of the Kingdom.

Peace be with you Reformation Sunday 2024 As Christians around the world remember the moment Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the door of Wittenberg Castle, Christchurch welcomes Reuben Hunter to preach Christ's promise of peace.

"Forgiveness. Can you imagine?" The frequency of the sin. The magnitude of the hurt. The cultural discouragement. For these reasons, forgiveness is one of the most challenging aspects of the Christian life. Listen again as Lewis Roderick concludes our series Life Together series with this message about forgiveness:  What  it is, Why we often can't, and how we can.

In many ways we can misunderstand this text. Jesus knows there will be sinful relational conflicts in the church and provides a grace based, love focussed way of working through them for our good and his glory.

How should the church respond when a believer wanders away? In a hyper-individualised world, what does it mean to follow Christ's example and pursue those that go astray? Lewis Roderick preaches as we continue to consider Christ's vision for life together with this well-known parable from verses Matthew 18: 10-14.

As we celebrate Harvest, we welcome our dear friend, Jonathan Thomas to preach 2 Corinthians 8 and show us how the gospel of Christ's poverty inspires a heart of mercy among his people.

"I believe that in all men's lives at certain periods, and in many men's lives at all periods between infancy and extreme old age, one of the most dominant elements is the desire to be inside the local Ring and the terror of being left outside…"  CS Lewis In Matthew 18: 5-10, Jesus speaks against one of the strongest instincts of human kind, the desire to form cliques and separate from those socie...

How can a life of deliberate obscurity be the way of flourishing? What does Jesus mean when he calls us disciples to be 'like children' and how can this counter-cultural way of living free us from our status-anxiety. Listen in as Lewis Roderick begins Life Together , our short sermon series on church interrelationships.

On Sunday August 25, we welcomed Sammy Davies from Ammanford Evangelical Church to preach to us this simple and yet profound parable of Christ's Kingdom.

God is not like the judge and we are not the same as the widow in this story. He delights to give us what we need and we already have everything in Christ. So we keep on in prayer and hope.

Jesus Christ is all compassion. In our need, he never passes us by. In this parable, we glimpse a Saviour who stays by our side and tends our wounds. And then sends us to go and do likewise.  On Sunday August 4, we were delighted to welcome back our dear friend, Clive Bowsher to preach. Listen as he speaks to us from Luke 10: 25-37. 

In the midst of teaching his disciples about the cost of following him, Jesus uses a bystander's selfish demand to warn against the dangers of coveting the wrong treasure as the meaning of life.

In this account of two very different men heading to church, Jesus the master story-teller, delivers a verdict of which one was righteous before God that no one expected. This story is nothing short of the glorious Gospel in parable format!

"We don't struggle to believe in love 'that won't quit'. We just doubt that this how God loves us." In this final message from our series in Romans 8, Lewis Roderick shows us why our union with all conquering Christ assures us that nothing will ever separate us from the love of God.

If there's now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, how can we enjoy that truth when we often feel condemned? Pete Greasley shows us how God's judgment of His Son is the final word for us: 'All Charges Dropped'!